O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek Americans A WEEKLY GREEK AMERICAN PUBLICATION c v www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 11, ISSUE 523 October 20, 2007 $1.00 GREECE: 1.75 EURO Acropolis Statues Begin Transfer to New Home More than 300 Ancient Objects will be Moved to New Museum Over the Next Four Months By Mark Frangos Special to the National Herald ATHENS — Three giant cranes be- gan the painstaking task Sunday, October 14 of transferring hun- dreds of iconic statues and friezes from the Acropolis to an ultra-mod- ern museum located below the an- cient Athens landmark. The operation started with the transfer of part of the frieze at the northern end of the Parthenon. That fragment alone weighed 2.3 tons and in the months to come, the cranes will move objects as heavy as 2.5 tons. Packed in a metal casing the frieze, which shows a ancient reli- gious festival in honor of the god- dess Athena, was transferred from the old museum next to the Parthenon to the new one 984 feet below. Under a cloudy sky, with winds AP PHOTO/THANASSIS STAVRAKIS of 19 to 24 miles an hour, the three Acropolis Museum cranes passed the package down to its new home, in an operation that "Everything passed off well, de- lasted one and a half hours. spite the wind," Zambas told AFP. Following the operation on site Most of the more than 300 more AP PHOTO/THANASSIS STAVRAKIS was Culture Minister Michalis Li- ancient objects should be trans- A crane moves a 2.3-ton marble block part of the Parthenon frieze to the new Acropolis museum as people watch the operation in Athens on Sunday, apis, who also attended Thursday's ferred over the next four months, October 14, 2007. Workers moved the first of the sculptural masterpieces from the historic hilltop site where it has been for the last 2,400 years. two-hour dry run, along with sever- Liapis said, weather conditions per- al archaeologists, engineers, mitting. The cranes will stay on site restoration experts and techni- a further six weeks to handle some cians. smaller objects. "It's a moving moment," said Li- The operation will cost 1.6 mil- apis. "This is an international event lion euros (2.2 million dollars) and Christodoulos Now Considering his Options that will soon allow the opening of has been insured to the value of the new museum where thousands 400 million euros. By Evan C. Lambrou mid-August. Details concerning other treatment ton; and the Sidney Kimmel Com- of tourists will be able to admire The new museum, designed by Special to The National Herald The transplant operation, which options were not yet released at prehensive Cancer Center at Johns these precious relics." Swiss-born architect Bernard was being conducted by one of the press time, but UMJMMC officials Hopkins in Baltimore. On Thursday, the culture minis- Tschumi, will house Greece's NEW YORK – Archbishop finest transplantation surgeons in said the Archbishop’s medical file Once the other experts get back ter said the move would be halted if Parthenon collection and other Christodoulos of Athens & All the world, Dr. Andreas Tzakis, was had been sent to specialists at Jack- to UMJMMC, a course of treatment there were storms or strong winds, finds from the Acropolis. It is due to Greece was released from the Uni- stopped soon after it started be- son memorial, and also to experts will be determined and prescribed. since the relics' safety was the main open to the public in early 2008. versity of Miami/Jackson Memorial cause the Greek American physi- at four leading cancer hospitals The Archbishop, who is report- consideration. Spanning 25,000 square meters Medical Center last Saturday, Octo- cian and his team discovered that across the country, and they were edly in good spirits, in spite of the This unprecedented transfer of (nearly 270,000 square feet), the ber 13, just under a week after cancer had spread into Christodou- awaiting the respective responses. dire threat to his long-term health, so many ancient objects was "tech- three-story structure will mainly highly anticipated liver transplant los’ abdominal lining. The four other hospitals review- told the National Herald he hopes nically very difficult and delicate", house relics and artifacts dating surgery was aborted. The ailing The 68-year-old Archbishop’s ing Christodoulos’ case history are to begin his first round of treatment Liapis stressed. back to between 800 and 500 B.C prelate returned to his temporary physicians then started consulting Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer in the United States and then, ide- But windy conditions did not from other historical sites such as residence in Miami, a friend’s with oncologists at Jackson Memo- Center in New York; Dana-Farber ally, go back home and continue his mar the move Sunday, and the op- the Athena Nike temple, dedicated apartment, where the he has been rial about other treatments, since Cancer Institute in Boston; M.D. eration's chief engineer Kostas staying since he arrived stateside in surgery was no longer an option. Anderson Cancer Center in Hous- Continued on page 4 Zambas pronounced it a success. Continued on page 9 Jacksonville Jaguars Offensive Omogenia Lineman Learned the Value of Prays for Working Hard from Parents Christodoulos By Michael C. Wright the 2003 NFL Draft by the Baltimore By Dimitri Soultogiannis The Times-Union Ravens and signed with the Jaguars Special to the National Herald on March 2, 2007. History, politics and Greek In this Q&A with the Times- NEW YORK – The Greek American mythology - Jaguars offensive tackle Union, Pashos describes his upbring- community across the nation is Tony Pashos is into all of it. He was ing, his parents and his views on en- praying for Archbishop Christodou- born Anthony George Pashos on Au- hancing America's educational sys- los, whose liver transplant was gust 3, 1980 and is fluent in Greek. tem: aborted mid-operation after sur- He was drafted in the 5th round of Question: Is it true you speak geons found that the patient's can- three languages? cer had spread to the abdominal PASHOS: I picked up a little bit of cavity. German from playing [in] NFL Eu- “I join all Greek-Americans and rope, but I wouldn’t say I’m fluent. all Greek Orthodox Christians in Greek is my first language. My par- praying for a mercy of complete Rigas Appeals ents taught me that. Obviously, they healing for this fine Orthodox were Greek immigrants. They felt prelate and Father of souls,” said Case to U.S. like they could teach me Greek and Maria Vedouros a 7th grade teacher the school teachers could teach me from Patterson, N.J. “My prayers English. I’ve had very good teachers, are with him. May the Lord guide Supreme Court very good speech path[ology]. his physicians in precision, wis- Q: Did you learn English as a sec- dom, and skill and may he recover ond language? quickly and fully.” By Al Lewis PASHOS: Oh yeah. My mom and According to Ms. Vedouros, a Denver Post dad didn’t graduate high school so daughter of immigrants from they were born and raised in Greece. Cephalonia, God has more work for PHILADELPHIA – Adelphia Com- What they could teach me was our this Servant of God. munications founder John Rigas culture, but I learned everything else “We must continue to pray for and his son, the defunct cable com- from the school system and Ameri- AP/BRIAN BAER the treatment of his liver problem,” pany's chief financial officer, have can culture. Survivors of the Armenian genocide listen to the speeches from representatives of the House Foreign Af- she said. appealed their fraud convictions to Q: What was it like growing up in fairs Committee on a measure that would recognize the World War I-era killings of Armenians as a geno- Thomas and Sylvia Kress of Edi- the U.S. Supreme Court. Illinois speaking Greek as your first cide which is strongly opposed by Turkey on Wednesday, October 10, 2007. The measure passed 27-21. son, N.J. were shocked with the John Rigas, 82, was sentenced language? Archbishop’s release from the hos- to 15 years and Timothy Rigas, 51, PASHOS: It was different. When I pital after his operation failed. “We to 20 years for their roles in Adel- went to school and everything, it felt are very sad, we did not expect phia's collapse. They were convict- like I was in America. But the mo- things to turn out this way,” they ed in 2004 on multiple charges of ment I came home and opened my said. securities fraud, conspiracy to com- door, I was back in Greece. The food Genocide Resolution’s Support Fading When asked to comment on the mit bank fraud and bank fraud. I was eating, the language, the cul- In a decision upholding their ture, even my church, it was true … By Richard Simon, The House resolution poses a lawmakers who withdrew their Continued on page 4 convictions, an appeals court said you know when people start using Los Angeles Times quandary for Democratic support- support this week are Democrats, the family looted more than $200 two words to describe themselves, ers, particularly Speaker Nancy and one of Pelosi's closest allies -- million from Adelphia, spending Native-American, Polish American? I WASHINGTON - A controversial Pelosi (D-San Francisco), who has Rep.